Gärsnäs Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Emil Dahlberg made the kick off which started today's match. Wang Cheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fausto Pinti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amedeo Moriggi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wang Cheng having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elia Pietrantoni in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wang Cheng saved Gärsnäs BF from getting behind. 9 minutes into the match, Gärsnäs BF's goal looked a bit too open when Grant Irø came free, but Wang Cheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Gärsnäs BF's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Pinti came free, but Wang Cheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute Elia Pietrantoni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wang Cheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elia Pietrantoni in the 14th minute of play forced Gärsnäs BF's goalkeeper Wang Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damiano Battisti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ingvar Nyqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the match, Gärsnäs BF's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Pinti came free, but Wang Cheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wang Cheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amedeo Moriggi in the 24th minute of play. Gärsnäs BF's Bo Drake got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Damiano Battisti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emil Dahlberg in the 27th minute. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Emil Dahlberg sped through Eurospeed Asti's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Damiano Battisti. In the 31st minute Fausto Pinti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wang Cheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Eurospeed Asti getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Elia Pietrantoni hit a great ball. Wang Cheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grant Irø, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Fausto Pinti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wang Cheng was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. 39 minutes into the match, Eurospeed Asti's Elia Pietrantoni sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wang Cheng narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 43 minutes into the match, Elia Pietrantoni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wang Cheng. Gärsnäs BF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elia Pietrantoni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
Fausto Pinti took the ball and in the 50 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wang Cheng. Wang Cheng dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. After a rather tough play, Gärsnäs BF's Bo Drake got a free kick in the 56th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Fausto Pinti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eurospeed Asti's supporters rose to their feet, but Fausto Pinti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ingvar Nyqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 67 minutes Gärsnäs BF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fausto Pinti who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Antonello Tofani got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Wang Cheng quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elia Pietrantoni in the 69th minute of play forced Gärsnäs BF's goalkeeper Wang Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Fausto Pinti sped through Gärsnäs BF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Wang Cheng. After 78 minutes, Fausto Pinti made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. Gärsnäs BF's Wang Cheng tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Eurospeed Asti's Federico Chiesa got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 82nd minute Federico Chiesa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wang Cheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elia Pietrantoni in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wang Cheng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With his leg Wang Cheng managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when Eurospeed Asti's Fausto Pinti fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bo Drake in the 87th minute of play forced Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper Damiano Battisti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute, Fausto Pinti got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Elia Pietrantoni took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Wang Cheng to make any attempt to save it. The crowd rose to their feet as Fausto Pinti kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Wang Cheng. That made the score 1-6 in the 95 minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Eurospeed Asti walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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